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Infrared Laboratories (United States)

In research, Infrared Laboratories (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,359 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,470 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,804
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,958
of 8,685
Research works
567
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Infrared Laboratories (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #5,359 of 21,541 18.1%492
EngineeringField #3,470 of 11,412 18.2%336

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Infrared Laboratories (United States) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.84× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.94× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksNursingSocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Infrared Laboratories (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Jeffrey Beck and Sean Madden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Infrared Laboratories (United States).

  1. 1 Jeffrey Beck United States · #333,432 worldwide 74 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Sean Madden United States · #433,095 worldwide 77 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Infrared Laboratories (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Infrared Laboratories (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Non-Destructive Testing, Infrared Thermography, Thermal Imaging, Detection, Defect Detection, Building Diagnostics, Composite Materials and Infrared.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Non-Destructive Testing5▲ 127×2 topics
  2. Infrared Thermography4▲ 223×2 topics
  3. Thermal Imaging4▲ 223×2 topics
  4. Detection4▲ 31×2 topics
  5. Defect Detection4▲ 68×2 topics
  6. Building Diagnostics3▲ 474×1 topic
  7. Composite Materials3▲ 41×1 topic
  8. Infrared3▲ 218×1 topic
  9. Small Target3▲ 218×1 topic
  10. Guided Lamb Waves2▲ 117×1 topic
  11. Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring2▲ 117×1 topic
  12. Atherosclerosis2▲ 15×4 topics
  13. On-Orbit Performance2▲ 359×1 topic
  14. Radiometric Calibration2▲ 359×1 topic
  15. Imaging2▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Semiconductor2▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Spectroscopy2▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Photon Counting1▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Remote Sensing1▲ 2.7×6 topics
  20. Risk Factors1▲ 3.1×3 topics
  21. Biomedical Applications1▲ 2.7×5 topics
  22. High-Speed Imaging1▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Infrared Detectors1▲ 220×1 topic
  24. Semiconductor Materials1▲ 220×1 topic
  25. Tomography1▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Hyperspectral Imaging1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  27. Photovoltaics1▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Silicon Photonics1▲ 24×2 topics
  29. In Vivo Imaging1▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Molecular Imaging1▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Photoacoustic Imaging1▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Wavelet Transform1▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Infrared Laboratories (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques, Infrared Target Detection Methodologies, Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation and Calibration and Measurement Techniques.

Thermography and Photoac…3Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques: 3 fractional worksInfrared Target Detection Methodologies: 3 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 2 fractional worksCalibration and Measurement Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing…1Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 1 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Detection Methods: 1 fractional worksOptical Systems and Laser Technology: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 1 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInstrumentation1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  2. 2 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  4. 4 Calibration and Measurement Techniques Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 1 works
  7. 7 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Optical Systems and Laser Technology Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available9.5%not open90.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Infrared Laboratories (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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